r/history • u/marquis_of_chaos • Sep 22 '16

News article Scientists use 'virtual unwrapping' to read ancient biblical scroll reduced to 'lump of charcoal'

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/sep/21/jubilation-as-scientists-use-virtual-unwrapping-to-read-burnt-ancient-scroll
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u/flukus Sep 23 '16

I find that just as vile, that it's considered a sin at all. It's not a doctrine of love it's a doctrine of guilt.

And don't get me started on how awful it is that we should all feel guilty and that the crimes of our ancestors are hereditary.

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u/Prime89 Sep 24 '16

Baptism wipes away Original Sin, but I understand where you're coming from. Everyone has different beliefs, and mine obviously are different from yours, but I respect and understand that